Buffer Overflow Affecting opencv-python-headless package, versions [4.0.0.21,4.2.0.32)
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
13.69% (96th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-OPENCVPYTHONHEADLESS-1731335
- published 13 Oct 2021
- disclosed 12 Oct 2021
- credit Unknown
How to fix?
Upgrade opencv-python-headless
to version 4.2.0.32 or higher.
Overview
opencv-python-headless is a Wrapper package for OpenCV python bindings.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV
. A specially crafted XML file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.